The New England Patriots will play the Cleveland Browns in Week 6 of the NFL regular season on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
The New England Patriots are 2-3 this season after they defeated the Detroit Lions by a score of 29-0 in their last game. New England forced two turnovers and six turnover on downs in the win. The New England offense is averaging 20.6 points per game with 207.8 passing yards per game and 138 rushing yards per game. Mac Jones is questionable for this game, but if he doesn’t play, Bailey Zappe will get another start. Zappe has thrown for 287 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception for the Patriots this season. Rhamondre Stevenson has rushed for 372 yards and one touchdown, while Jakobi Meyers (questionable) has caught 20 passes for 261 yards and one score for New England. The New England defense is giving up 19.6 points per game and 339.8 yards per game.
The Cleveland Browns are 2-3 this season after they lost to the Los Angeles Chargers by a score of 30-28 in Week 5. Cleveland missed a potential game-winning field goal with 16 seconds left in the game. The Cleveland offense is averaging 26.6 points per game and 204 passing yards per game and 192.4 rushing yards per game. Jacoby Brissett has thrown for 1,060 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions, while also rushing for 112 yards and one touchdown for the Browns this season. Nick Chubb has rushed for 593 yards and seven scores, while Amari Cooper has caught 27 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns for Cleveland. The Cleveland defense is allowing 25 points per game with 353.8 yards per game.
New England is 29-10 ATS in their last 39 games against a team with a losing record and 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 road games. The under is 11-5 in New England’s last 16 road games. Cleveland is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the AFC. The over is 4-1 in Cleveland’s last 5 games. New England is 7-2 ATS in these two teams last 9 head to head meetings.
New England absolutely dominated Detroit in their last game, but will face a tougher task in this game. Cleveland has a high scoring offense, but their defense has not been very good. I like Cleveland to win this game at home by at least a field goal.